by tyler | Feb 28, 2013 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and 211 of his House and Senate colleagues today filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Supreme court case United States vs. Edith Windsor. The case challenges the constitutionality of the so-called “Defense...
by tyler | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog Posts
Today, I was proud to join 211 of my colleagues in the House and Senate in filing an amicus brief supporting marriage equality in the Supreme Court case Untied States vs. Edith Windsor. Edith is challenging the constitutionality of the so-called “Defense of...
by tyler | Feb 27, 2013 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) praised today’s passage of the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) following the failure of the partisan and discriminatory proposal put forth by House Republicans. With House...
by tyler | Feb 26, 2013 | Blog Posts
I am pleased to announce that I have cosponsored the Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013 (H.R. 702), introduced by Congressman Bruce Bailey of Iowa. Many Americans do not readily have access to health care services, and this legislation creates a Frontline...
by tyler | Feb 25, 2013 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) issued the following statement today in response to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) announcement that his committee will soon take up several gun violence prevention measures,...
